June 21/23 20:09 pm - Canada Dominates at Pan Am Track Championships

Posted by Editoress on 06/21/23
 

Team Canada dominated the Continental Championships last week in San Juan, Argentina, winning 11 gold medals, plus six silver and two bronze. Mexico finished in second place with six golds, while Colombia finished in third with three golds and Trinidad and Tobago was fourth with two victories.

Scratch Race world champion Dylan Bibic led the Canadian squad with five Pan American titles, in the Scratch, Omnium, Madison, Team Pursuit and Elimination. Other Canadians to win titles were Lauriane Genest in the Sprint, Ariane Bonhomme and Chris Ernst in the Individual Pursuit and James Hedgecock in the Kilo. In the team events, Canada won the men's and women's Team Pursuit, and the men's Team Sprint - the Canadian women took silver in the Team Sprint.

Results from Pan Am Track Championships in San Juan, Argentina (June 14-18)

Day 1 results
Dylan Bibic, Men's Scratch race Gold
Men's Team Sprint, team Gold
Women's Team Sprint, team Silver

Day 2 results
Women Team Pursuit, team Gold
Men Team Pursuit, team Gold
Devaney Collier, Women's Elimination Bronze
James Hedgcock, Men’s Keirin Bronze

Day 3 results
Lauriane Genest, Women’s Sprint Gold
Sarah Orban, Women’s Sprint Bronze
Mathias Guillemette, Men's Points Race Silver
Chris Ernst, Men's Individual Pursuit Gold
Michael Foley, Men's Individual Pursuit Silver

Day 4 results
Dylan Bibic, Men's Omnium gold
Ariane Bonhomme, Women's Individual Pursuit Gold
Fiona Majendie, Women's Individual Pursuit Silver

Day 5 results (Final day)
Men's Madison, Gold
Women's Madison, Silver
Lauriane Genest, Women's Keirin, Silver
James Hegcock, Men's 1km Time Trial, Gold
Dylan Bibic, Men’s Elimination race, Gold